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Anonymous wrote:As women age having a little body fat is actually better. My mother was extremely thin and last year in October was hospitalized and in the intensive care unit for several weeks. When she left the intensive care unit, her bodyweight had fallen to 72 pounds. It is imperative that you maintain some body fat, because in the event of a serious illness, it is all that your body has to survive on before it starts eating muscle. In her case, that is exactly what happened . And there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

My mom’s case After being discharged from the hospital for pneumonia, she spent five months inside of a rehab Nursing facility and She had to basically learn how to walk again. The reason was muscle wasting because she was bedridden and her body turned to eating her muscle tissue in order to survive. Because of her little bodyweight, she nearly died and is now permanently on a feeding tube.
For context when she went into the hospital, she weighed 110 pounds and was approximately 18% body fat. And postmenopausal.

What the hell

Anonymous wrote:I’m a 44 yo female. Anyone here at that BF level? Is this completely unrealistic? Any advice?

This link below talks about inability to menstruate. Why do I need to menstruate? Also my hormones are already out of whack due to perimenopause. In fact, I started cutting cals and increasing exercise since NYE and already feel better vis a vis perimenopausal mood swings (nothing extreme, 1500 cals, slowly increasing cardio).


https://www.builtlean.com/body-fat-percentage-men-women/

Anonymous wrote:As women age having a little body fat is actually better. My mother was extremely thin and last year in October was hospitalized and in the intensive care unit for several weeks. When she left the intensive care unit, her bodyweight had fallen to 72 pounds. It is imperative that you maintain some body fat, because in the event of a serious illness, it is all that your body has to survive on before it starts eating muscle. In her case, that is exactly what happened . And there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

My mom’s case After being discharged from the hospital for pneumonia, she spent five months inside of a rehab Nursing facility and She had to basically learn how to walk again. The reason was muscle wasting because she was bedridden and her body turned to eating her muscle tissue in order to survive. Because of her little bodyweight, she nearly died and is now permanently on a feeding tube.
For context when she went into the hospital, she weighed 110 pounds and was approximately 18% body fat. And postmenopausal.

Anonymous wrote:As women age having a little body fat is actually better. My mother was extremely thin and last year in October was hospitalized and in the intensive care unit for several weeks. When she left the intensive care unit, her bodyweight had fallen to 72 pounds. It is imperative that you maintain some body fat, because in the event of a serious illness, it is all that your body has to survive on before it starts eating muscle. In her case, that is exactly what happened . And there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

My mom’s case After being discharged from the hospital for pneumonia, she spent five months inside of a rehab Nursing facility and She had to basically learn how to walk again. The reason was muscle wasting because she was bedridden and her body turned to eating her muscle tissue in order to survive. Because of her little bodyweight, she nearly died and is now permanently on a feeding tube.
For context when she went into the hospital, she weighed 110 pounds and was approximately 18% body fat. And postmenopausal.

Anonymous wrote:Btw OP, if your goal is based on the pictures from the link you posted, I do not think the 15-17 picture reflects well what it would look like. 15-17 would look closer to what is depicted as 10-12. If your target is to look as the 15-17 in that pictures that could be achievable and not unhealthy.

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Anonymous wrote:What is average body fat for an in-shape male early 40s

I’d say 12-14 percent is good 7-12 is elite

Lots of men in their early 40s are in that 10-12 range and I wouldn’t call us elite. We line up in the “elite” running corrals at the front of a road race, for example, but still get dunked on by the pros. Same group is in 2:30-3 marathon range or 4:30-5 hour half / 8:30-10 hour full distance iron man shape.

Meanwhile pros will be at 2 hours for marathon, below 4 for half, and below 8 for full distance triathlon.

Also, most guys in this range are endurance athletes who struggle to maintain weight without eating piles of garbage. And it’s just a consequence of the sport and not a goal per se.

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Anonymous wrote:What is average body fat for an in-shape male early 40s

I’d say 12-14 percent is good 7-12 is elite

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Anonymous wrote:Way too low percentage fat for a woman, maybe for a man who is a distance runner. Would wonder about body dysmorphia if you truly want to aim for that low body fat percentage

You all seem pretty ignorant about that. Michael Jordan was 4%, which is an elite athlete, so a decent male runner could be 6-9% easily.

Jordan was not at 4%. That is stage lean for a bodybuilder and you would see every line on his body. But yes male athletes can be easily below 10%. For your average woman in her 40s 15-17% is very low.